fourth wall

noun

: an imaginary wall (as at the opening of a modern stage proscenium) that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience

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Best Hotels & Resorts Jade Mountain Gone is the fourth wall in the oversized, open-air sanctuary suites at Jade Mountain, maximizing breathtaking views of the Pitons and gentle sea breezes. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024 Production designer Tony Fanning used the same sets for locations that show up in both formats, angling out the two sides for multi-cam purposes and sliding in a fourth wall and a ceiling for the single. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024 Not fully breaking the fourth wall, but breaking the fourth wall of the mind of the audience. EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024 But, of course, as both Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold, breaking the fourth wall, explain to the audience, the Marcus character is a fiction created just for Yellow Face, and we’re left to ponder what, exactly, its creation is meant to tell us about the real-life events we’re just seen re-created. Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fourth wall 

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fourth wall was in 1807

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“Fourth wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fourth%20wall. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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